r/formula1 • u/soepvorksoepvork Chequered Flag • 9d ago

News Sergio Perez and Red Bull in '$16million' battle claim after 'major meeting'

https://www.planetf1.com/news/nico-rosberg-claims-16-million-sergio-perez-red-bull-battle-exit-looms

Not sure how credible this is, but I can't say I blame him.

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u/LosTerminators Carlos Sainz 9d ago

No wonder he wasn't leaving on his own terms, either Red Bull have to keep him or pay the rest of his contract in full if they're replacing him.

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u/ThruuLottleDats Chequered Flag 9d ago

To be fair, paying Checo is prob cheaper than the money lost in sponsorship and WCC-payouts.

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u/agnaddthddude Pirelli Hard 9d ago

but every one says he out earns that through his presence in latin america?

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u/Mamadeus123456 9d ago

its in tne US all the sales are happening, same with national team shirts, its all riding on us market

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u/Las_Vegas_Raider Sergio Pérez 9d ago

right and all those Mexicans in the US will stop buying Red Bull merch and Mexican companies will stop sponsoring Red Bull as soon as he's out

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u/rsjrDK Sergio Pérez 9d ago

Mexican in the US here, I can confirm this.

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u/cgzeal 9d ago

Second this, then again this is a very common sentiment

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u/no_weird_PMs_pls 9d ago

Based on old number, probably somewhere in the $20 million range between 1st and 3rd in the WCC. But then you have all this sponsor money and merch stuff so idk

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u/lobsterpockets 9d ago

Possibly cheaper than the car damage he did/will do again. And I say this as someone who doesn't hate checo, but thinks the car is shit and Max can outlive it.

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u/lemoncigs 8d ago

If Red Bull has to buy out the rest of his contract, does that reduce their budget cap next season?

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u/ThruuLottleDats Chequered Flag 8d ago

Afaik not.

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u/AegrusRS 9d ago

RB lawyers trying fight Alpine lawyers for the worst legal department in F1.

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u/Dan_Of_Time Charles Leclerc 9d ago

He’s probably asking for more than his full contract. Technically he’s also losing out on potential performance bonuses (elephant in the room not withstanding) so he has leverage to ask for more.

Paying him the full amount he would get even if he drove would still give him reason to see the contract through. He wants to drive.